ARSENE WENGER announced his resignation as Arsenal manager today, confirming that he will leave at the end of the season. Now, long-time club supporter Piers Morgan has spoken out about the news in an emotional message.

After 22 years at the helm, 68-year-old Wenger left the football world in shock after announcing he will step down later this year, after many difficult seasons in charge.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, 53, who has been vocal about his desire for the manager to resign for a long time, revealed that he was on a plane to Scotland when he heard the news this morning.

Explaining that a member of the crew had hurried over to him, simply saying: “He’s out!”, the ITV host said that he knew instantly who “he” was.

“Sadly, I think the vast majority of fans will today share my own sense of huge relief at Wenger’s departure,” he said his a column for the Daily Mail.

“In truth, he should have gone years ago when his managerial genius began to wane at the same speed younger, more dynamic rivals emerged to beat him with monotonous regularity.”